CVE-2019-9373 Deserialization in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A deserialization mismatch in Android's JobStore allows local attackers to cause a denial of service without privileges or user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-9373?

CVE-2019-9373 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In JobStore, there is a mismatched serialization/deserialization for the "battery-not-low" job attribute. This could lead to a local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-130173029

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9373?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9373?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9373 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2019-9373 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9373 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-65j7-6h36-rjr5.

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